When the kids visit their grandparents in Virginia, they love to feed the horses next door carrots and apples. Marlene must have had ten pounds of carrots for our stay! The neighbors are generous with allowing all the children to visit the animals at the barn, too. You might remember the pigs. The grass was so high from all the rain in was hard to see the bare feet!

The fence where we took Christmas card pics last Thanksgiving.

Maura feeds the mini horse a carrot.

Not sure what Michael is communicating to the horses or they to him……

Jack

The next morning, saying good bye. Horses keeping cool in the shade of the woods.

and the much used but almost always successful running grandchildren shot.

They really respond to on your mark, get set, GO. Must be all that swim team practice and meets!